Pompon and method of making the same



July 25, 1933. H. H. RUBIN POMPON AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME FiledNov. 23, 1928 7 BY ZT RNEMYM Patented July 25, 1933 r V i entree srrssPATENT: oFFicE Application filed November 23, 1928. Serial No. 321,409.

The present invention relates to an im- 2, 2, thus leaving free ends ofthe strands provement in pompons and methods ofmakexposed along theedges of said strips and ing the same. 'One object thereof has beenadjacent tothe lines of stitchinga2, the line to provide a methodwhereby the cost of of stitching "3 thus being positioned submakingpompons may be materially reduced ,stantially midway between two spacedlines 5 by eliminating hand operations and inTpart of stitching 2. Therequired number of substituting machine operations. A further strands isthen bundled or assembled in any object has been to produce pompon ofundesired manner as by rolling a strip, indiusual wear-resistingcharacteristics without cated' in Figure 5, or by assembling layersdetracting from the appearance of the finof strips, indicated in Figure4 or otherwise. ishedproduct. A further purpose of the inn retainingmember 4 is then passed around vention has been to provide animprovement the intermediate, portion of the assembled whereby a pomponor the like .may be sestrands and tied or otherwise secured therecurelyunited to a supporting structure or to in such a manner as to bind saidstrands .15 member-for utilitarian as well as ornamental firmly inassembled V relation. lVith the 5 purposes and, when in such relation,to withstrands thus secured, the stitchings 2, 2 are stand hard wear andusage. Various steps pulled away from the free edges of the in myimproved method and 1 one embodistrands after 7 which the pompon maythen ment of my improved construction are illusbe trimmed to improve orotherwise alter trated in the drawing accompanying the its size. shapeorappearance.

present specification andin which lVhere a pompon is to be attached to aigure 1 is a plan view representing a supporting member 5, as forexample where group of strands stitched together; it is to be used aspart of a grip strap, assist Figure 2, a plan View of a strip .of' gripor the like, the retaining member is strands; s preferably a metallicyoke 6 as of wire ar- Figure 3, a perspective view of a portion rangedto retain the mass of assembled of a strip of strands; strands againstan end of the supporting Figure 4, a perspective view of a pluralitymember 5. The free ends 7 of said yoke of layers of strips assembled forengagement interlock with a clamping device 8,such as 30 by a retainingmember; V r a staple with its ends bent inwardly and in 30 Figure f), aside view of a single strip overlapping relation to form a ring orcollar rolled upon itself and with a retaining memencircling thesupporting member 5,- which ber in position; i is preferably of someyielding or compress- Figure 6, a section on the line 66 of Figiblematerial as a knitted .or twisted fabric,

35 are 5 showing a stitch 2 partly removed rope, cord or the like. Whilethere are varifrom one side of a rolled strip of strands; ous operativearrangements of interconand nection between the ends 7 of yoke 6 and theFigure 7, a longitudinal sectional View of clamp or ring 8, in apreferred embodiment, a pompon used as part of an assist grip, porsaidends 7 pass through said ring and are 40 tions of which are broken awayto show then bent back upon themselves toward'rthe means for securingthe pcmpon to a suplower end of the supportingmember 5. For portingmember. greater security, a second ring or collar 9 is Referring to thedrawing, a plurality of clamped around the supporting member 5 strands 1or the like of suitable fibrous or r and may serveas an abutment or stopadja- 45 other material are assembled in parallel recent and opposed tothe bent back ends 7 of lation and are bound together by means of theyoke 6, so that, if the ring 8 should slip stitchings 2 and 3, saidstitchings being or yield under pull, the ring 9 is in positionpreferably of the chain type. To form to oppose disengaging movement ofthe bent strips, as shown in Figure 2, the strands are back ends.Moreover, when the supporting cut transversely as between the stitchingsmember comprises a plurality of cords orflfl constituent ropes or cordsfrom untwisting.

.lVhateve-r th form of interconnection for binding the mass of strands 1to the support 5, the pompon is completed as before by re-' moving thetemporary stltchings 2, 2 and,

if desired, trimming or otherwise altering its size, shape orappearance.

A molding or ferrule 10, of wood or other suitable material, concealsthe end ofv the support 5 and connecting devices associated therewith.As indicated in Figure 7, portions of the inner surface of ferrule 10bear against the bent back or end portions T of yoke 6, thus retainingthem securely in operative position. It will be obvious that theconnecting means hereinabove described may be utilized to attach gripsor ornamental terminal members other.than'pompons to supports or thelike.

' The method of manufacture hereinabove set forth produces an extremelydurable and artistic appearing product at a greatly reduced labor cost,the pompon construction described, being partlcularly useful whenembodied in a so-called 'ri stra widelv used in automobiles of theclosed type. Under severe tests, these pompons connected to the supportsas set forth have withstood a disconnecting force or pull of over 500pounds.

I claim as my invention 1. The method of making pompons which includesarranging a plurality of strands in parallel relation, securing saidstrands together by spaced transversely extending rows of stitching,cutting the strands adjacent to predetermined rows of stitchings,arranging said out strands in layers, binding said layers togetherbetween spaced. rows of stitchings, and then removing the stitchings.

2. The method of making pompons which includes arranging a plurality ofstrands in parallel relation, securing said strands together by spacedtransversely extending rows of stitching, cutting the strands adjacentto predetermined rowsto form relatively flat strips of strands havingfree ends exposed along the edges of said strips, rolling each stripupon itself, securing said strip in rolled relation, and then removingthe stitchings.

3. A pompon comprising a plurality of strands arranged in concentriclayers, a row of stitches extending across the strands in each layer,and a retaining. member encircling said layers between their lateraledges.

4. A pompon comprising aplurality of strands in the form of a singlestrip of strands rolled upon itself to form a bundle 7. The method ofmaking pompons which includes the step of'effecting a permanent bindingtogether of a plurality of strands intermediate their ends. whilesaidends are temporarily bound together and then releasing said ends. I

8. The method of making pompons which includes the steps of securing aplurality of strands together to form a relatively flat strip ofstrands, rolling said: strip upon it self, and binding the strands ofsaidstrip while in rolledrelation.

9. The method of making a pompon which includes the stepsof securing a.plu-

rality of strands together to form a rela- -tively fiat .strip .of,strands, arranging said strip to form layers of strands, and bindingsaid layers of. strands .to'a pompon support. I

10. A pompon comprising a plurality of superposed layers of 1- strands,a. row of strand. binding stitches extending. across each layer, and aretaining member for holding said layers in superposedv relation.

11. A pompon comprising a plurality of superposed layers :of strands, a.row of strand binding stitches extending;v across each layer, and a.retaining member for holding portions of said superposed layers incompressed condition.

12..A pompon comprising a plurality of superposed layers of strands,means forr taining the strands of each layer in layer formingarrangement, and a retaining memher for holding saidlayers in assembledrelation.

13. A pompon comprising a plurality of layers of strands, means forretaining the strands of each layerin layerv forming arvran ement g and.means for holding saidlayers in assembled relation. v

14. A pompon comprising a plurality of rolled upon. itself and means forholding said strip in rolled arrangement.

HERMAN H. RUBIN.

